Emirate of Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi in October
In October, Abu Dhabi averages a daytime high of 36 °C and a night-time low of 24 °C, with almost no rain over the month. It falls outside Abu Dhabi's most comfortable months, December to February.
- Average high
- 36 °C
- Average low
- 24 °C
- Rain in the month
- 0 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 11 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 108
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Abu Dhabi
October is the 6th warmest month in Abu Dhabi by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 24 °C to 42 °C and the lows from 14 °C to 31 °C. By day, October is 4 °C cooler than September, and November is 5 °C cooler than October.
October brings almost no rain, less than the monthly average of 4 mm (49 mm a year); it is tied for the driest month.
On 15 October the sun is up for about 11 h 30 min, against 10 h 40 min at the shortest and 13 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24 °C | 14 °C | 7 mm | Yes |
| February | 26 °C | 15 °C | 17 mm | Yes |
| March | 29 °C | 18 °C | 13 mm | |
| April | 35 °C | 22 °C | 4 mm | |
| May | 39 °C | 26 °C | 1 mm | |
| June | 41 °C | 28 °C | 0 mm | |
| July | 42 °C | 30 °C | 0 mm | |
| August | 42 °C | 31 °C | 1 mm | |
| September | 40 °C | 28 °C | 0 mm | |
| October | 36 °C | 24 °C | 0 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 20 °C | 1 mm | |
| December | 26 °C | 16 °C | 6 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is October a good time to visit Abu Dhabi?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 36 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Abu Dhabi are December to February; the nearest are February, before, and December, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Abu Dhabi
This guide lists 108 places to stay in Abu Dhabi, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 2; 1–3 km, 5; 3–10 km, 77; 10 km or more, 24.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.